i am a 3 in most items, i went with 3 and it fits fine,.except.for the short sleeves. perfect as a liner for my pfd. if you want a more baggy fit,.size up but then you cannot really layer it as a liner anymore.

the explanations I got from the FIL dudes is that each season, for ALL styles (even in case of basic styles like 101, kilgore, all denim pants etc) Hiroki tries them on during the prototyping and based on his feeling, readjusts the sizing (or not). Over the previous seasons, changes were slight, but since he turned to be a vegetarian since one year ago or so he lost a lot of weight, and all the sizing has been basically up one size (he wears a size 3, and now that size 3 is more like a 2). Makes sense for him maybe, but not for us.

I feel exactly the same actually. Nothing I need really anymore, even though I always get tempted by a new pair of boots, but I dont know where I would store them....
What is the cut of that denim guys ?

My mid grizz outsoles also do not sit flat on the ground, but on the whole surface not only the heel (Same thing with the bison grizz, the ones without heel stabilizer), I do not really like how they feel compared to my other pair of high grizz which fit and feel perfect, they are a bit unstable.

FBT prime and maliseet shaman use different suede. Prime use the sweden suede which is stiffer, maliseet uses the same as previous seasons` and the same as this season`s voyageur UK suede, which is insanely soft/pliable indeed . As for the Prime soles, I would not worry, they are much more sturdier than other FBT soles, and you can always have the first black layer replaced at any good cobbler (Visvim will just not bother doing it).